The Department of Social Protection has said that they have removed an ad for a school cleaner, from the JobBridge register. The ad received strong criticism from the media this week.
It is understood that a school in Dublin 8 area applied through JobBridge for a cleaner.
The advert said the successful applicant would gain experience in cleaning a school and must be hardworking.
The department told the press that the position did not meet a certain criteria to be placed on the JobBridge scheme, and the school would be contacted to inform them of this. Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton responded to the matter she said: i do not believe that looking for a cleaner through JobBridge was the “best use” of the scheme.